“In effect the people were present through their representatives, and were themselves, step by step and point by point, acting in the conduct of public affairs. No longer merely an ultimate check on government, they were in some sense the government.” PeopleGovernmentActingStepsEffectsUltimateAffairChecksRepresentativesPublic Affairs Book:The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution Source: The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution
“The primary function of a constitution was to mark out the boundaries of governmental powers-hence in England, where there was no constitution , there were no limits (save for the effect of trail by jury) to what the legislature might do.” MightEffectsLimitsFunctionConstitutionMarkEnglandBoundariesPrimariesTrailsJuryLegislature Book:The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution Source: The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution
